Stephanie Irani-Tehrani has a B.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University, M.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Master of Professional Studies in Persian from UMD, College Park. She has taught both Persian language and English for international cadets at USMA since 2013. Stephanie also speaks French and Arabic, and has lived in Belgium, France, and Qatar.